American English
/ɪgˈzækt̚/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Correct in every detail; not approximate.
Practice out loudCorrect in every detail; not approximate.
Please tell me the exact time.
We need the exact amount of money.
Exact usually comes before a thing or name: the exact time. Use exactly after a verb when you mean “precisely.”
exact time · exact amount · exact number · exact location
the exact + noun
the exact + number/time/date
The same in every detail as another thing or version.
This is an exact copy of the original.
The two paintings are exact copies.
exact copy · exact match · exact duplicate
used to give a more precise detail
It happened on Thursday, to be exact.
the thing that is completely contrary to something else
Her new job is the exact opposite of her old one.
completely identical; exactly the same
We ordered the exact same meal.